Capsule



GRE 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 荚; 胶囊
• ［英］ n. 荚 ( seed-case of a plant) ; 胶囊 ( small soluble case containing a dose of medicine)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: French, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa box — more at case
• Date: circa 1693
• 1.
  • a. a membrane or sac enclosing a body part (as a knee joint or kidney)
  • b. either of two layers of white matter in the cerebrum
• 2. a closed receptacle containing spores or seeds: as
  • a. a dry dehiscent usually many-seeded fruit composed of two or more carpels
  • b. the spore case of a moss
• 3. a shell usually of gelatin for packaging something (as a drug or vitamins); also a usually medicinal or nutritional preparation for oral use consisting of the shell and its contents
• 4. an often polysaccharide envelope surrounding a microorganism
• 5. an extremely brief condensation ; outline, survey
• 6.
  • a. a compact often sealed and detachable container or compartment
  • b. a small pressurized compartment or vehicle (as for space flight or emergency escape)

II. transitive verb (capsuled; capsuling)

• Date: 1859
• 1. to equip with or enclose in a capsule
• 2. to condense into or devise in a compact form

III. adjective

• Date: 1938
• 1. extremely brief
• 2. small and very compact

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